Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

• Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation
• Molecular and Systems Pharmacology
• Nanomedicine and Chemical Biology
• Pharmacy Education Research and Leadership

By the Numbers

2024 QS World University Rankings, Pharmacy & Pharmacology: #35 Worldwide, #2 in Canada

As of Jan 2024 (from Jul 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2023)

• Publications: 190
• Grants: 160 (active, non-internal, Fiscal Apr 1, 2022–Mar 31, 2023)
• Awards: 13 
• Presentations: 41
• Media Hits: 92
• Students
  • E2P PharmD: 861 (Jan 1–Apr 28, 2023); 635 (May 15–Aug 19, 2023); 888 (Sep 1–Dec 22, 2023)
  • Flex PharmD: 19 (Jan 1–Apr 28, 2023); 17 (May 15–Aug 19, 2023); 17 (Sep 1–Dec 22, 2023)
  • BPSc: 150 (Jan 1–Apr 28, 2023); 64 (May 15–Aug 19, 2023); 198 (Sep 1–Dec 22, 2023)
  • MSc: 40
  • PhD: 50
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellows: 31
  • Visiting International Research Students: 13
  • 4,329 registrants in 14 Continuing Pharmacy Professional Development programs and 95 Canadian Pharmacy Practice Program
• Alumni (total): 7,489
• Experiential Education: 795 Practice Educators in 532 Practice Sites
• Practice: 3,492 Patient Encounters (Jul 1, 2022–Dec 31, 2023); 25,946 Patient Encounters (cumulative total through 122 months of operation)
• People: 80 Total FTE Faculty; 664 Clinical Faculty; 30 Honorary Faculty; 107 Total Staff; 4 Research Associates; 151 Student Workers

To view our 2023 Year in Review report, click here (PDF, 5.2 MB).

September 2024

Oh J, Arbour N, Giuliani F, Melanie G, Shannon K, Larry L et al. The Canadian Prospective Cohort Study to understand progression in multiple sclerosis: baseline characteristics. Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders. 2024;17. doi: 10.1177/17562864241273045

Siemens R, Pryjma M, Buchkowsky S, Barry AR. Real-world effectiveness of monoclonal antibody inhibitors of PCSK9 in patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia: a retrospective cohort study. Pharmacotherapy; published online September 6, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1002/phar.4609 

Peixoto C, Choudhri Y, Francoeur S, McCarthy LM, Fung C, Dowlatshahi D, Lemay G, Barry A, Goyal P, Pan J, Bjerre LM, Thompson W. Discontinuation versus continuation of statins: a systematic review. J Am Geriatr Soc; published online July 25, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.19093 

Mancini GBJ, Pearson GJ, Barry AR, Couture P, Dayan N, Francis GA, Genest J, Grégoire JC, Hegele RA, Leiter LA, Leung AA, Lonn E, Manjoo P, Ngui D, Piché ME, Poirier P, Sievenpiper JL, Thanassoulis G, Ward R. Prevention and management of cardiovascular disease in primary care: a comment on the PEER simplified lipid guideline. CJC Open; published online June 20, 2024. https://www.cjcopen.ca/article/S2589-790X(24)00256-7/fulltext 

E2P PharmD Program

University of British Columbia. Office of Experiential Education. (2024, May 31). Entry-to-Practice PharmD Program: Practicum policies, procedures & guidelines [O]. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0443747 

Taheri, A., & Fang, K. (2024, May 31). Entry-to-Practice PharmD Program: Inpatient and Health Authority-Based Practicums Handbook for Students and Practice Educators: Introductory and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE, APPE) – Inpatient and Health Authority-Based [O]. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0443565 

Lau, G., Tang, A., Dhaliwal, N., & Tchen, P. (2024, May 31). Entry-to-Practice PharmD Program: Outpatient practicums handbook for students and practice educators: Introductory and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE, APPE) – Outpatient [O]. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0443746 

Wong, G., & Tang, A. (2024, May 31). Entry-to-Practice PharmD Program: PHRM 473 practicum handbook for students and practice educators: Selected Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) [O]. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0443753 

University of British Columbia. Office of Experiential Education. (2024, August 31). Entry-to-Practice PharmD Program: PHRM 270 Community Service Learning Handbook for Students [O]. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0445280 

University of British Columbia. Office of Experiential Education. (2024, August 31). Entry-to-Practice PharmD Program: PHRM 270 Community Service Learning Handbook for Community Partners [O]. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0445279 

CP3 Program – Structured Practical Training 

University of British Columbia. Office of Experiential Education. (2024, May 31). Canadian Pharmacy Practice Program: Structured practical training practicum policies, procedures & guidelines [O]. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0441309 

Lau, G. (2024, September 30). Canadian Pharmacy Practice Program: Structured practical training practicum handbook for students and practice educators, September 2024 [O]. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0443991 

Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences Program

University of British Columbia. Office of Experiential Education. (2024, August 31). Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences Program: Research handbook [O]. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0445282 

University of British Columbia. Office of Experiential Education. (2024, August 31). Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences Program: Practicum handbook [O]. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0445281

August 2024

Ricky Turgeon received a Canadian Heart Function Alliance Early Career Investigator Grant of $25,000 for his team's project "Toward Integrating Shared Decision-Making in Heart Failure Pharmacotherapy: Development and Pilot-testing of SHARE-HF Patient Decision Aids". Sept 2024–March 2026.